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1985 Reading programme quiz

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A friend of mine has found this quiz in a  1985 Reading programme. I have no idea who set it but is there no end to this mans talents :D 

Does anyone want to exercise their brain box during this lockdown ?

Racers line up was

1 John Davis

2 Tim Hunt

3 Jan Andersson

4 Mitch Shirra

5 Per Jonsson

6 Mark Chessell

7 Malc Holloway

Quiz read

IN a fictitious home British league match the Racers won 46-32. Fill in the riders score chart given that.

The Racers rode as programmed(no tacticals or reserve substitutions used)

The opposition only won heats 2,4 and 8 and only John, Jan and Per won races for the Racers.

The opposition recorded one 5-1 in heat 8 and one 4-2 in heat 2. the Racers recorded three 5-1`s in heats 5,10 and 12 also four 4-2`s in heats 3,6,9 and 13.

John top scored with twice as many as Mitch, who scored twice as many as Mark.

Tim fell in his 1st race and was excluded. Malc`s engine seized in his 1st race. The reserves scored only 3 points.

There is only one possible score chart layout.

The league format in 85 was 13 heats

heat 1  1 2 V 1 2

heat 2  6 7 V 6 7

heat 3  5 4 V 5 4

heat 4  3 6 V 3 7

heat 5  5 4 V 1 2

heat 6  1 2 V 3 6

heat 7  3 6 V 5 4

heat 8  2 7 V 2 7

heat 9   5 4 V 3 6

heat 10  1 2 V 5 4

heat 11  3 7 V 1 2

heat 12  1 4 V 3 5

heat 13  3 5 V 1 4

 

 

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I think I have a solution, sent by PM to R&R to avoid spoilers!

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Touch before my time but very interesting. I will watch out for the big reveal.

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1 minute ago, craigACE said:

Touch before my time but very interesting. I will watch out for the big reveal.

You could do it and PM me to see if you have it right :)

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Nah. Im waiting for the answer

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14 minutes ago, craigACE said:

Touch before my time but very interesting. I will watch out for the big reveal.

The era is irrelevant, as is the fact it's a speedway programme to an extent - it's simply a logic puzzle, and very entertaining!

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Think I've done it. And with no corrections! Which means I probably got it wrong.

Should I post it here and be proven wrong?

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2 minutes ago, Grachan said:

Think I've done it. And with no corrections! Which means I probably got it wrong.

Should I post it here and be proven wrong?

yes post it

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1 John Davis 3 3 3 3 = 12

2 Tim Hunt F 1 1 2 = 4

3 Jan Andersson 2 3 3 3 = 11

4 Mitch Shirra 1 2 1 2 = 6

5 Per Jonsson 3 3 3 2 = 11

6 Mark Chessell 2 1 0 = 3

7 Malc Holloway EF 0 0 = 0

 

heat 1  1 2 V 1 2 Davis, 1, 2, Hunt 3-3

heat 2  6 7 V 6 7 - 6, Chessell, 7, Holloway 2-4 5-7

heat 3  5 4 V 5 4 - Jonsson, 5, Shirra, 4 4-2 9-9

heat 4  3 6 V 3 7 - 3, Andersson, 6, Chessell  2-4 11-13

heat 5  5 4 V 1 2 - Jonsson, Shirra, 1, 2 5-1 16-14

heat 6  1 2 V 3 6  Davis, 3, Hunt, 6  4-2  20-16

heat 7  3 6 V 5 4 Andersson, 5, 4, Chessell  3-3 23-19

heat 8  2 7 V 2 7  2, 7, Hunt, Holloway  1-5  24-24

heat 9   5 4 V 3 6 Jonsson, 3, Shirra, 6 4-2 28-26

heat 10  1 2 V 5 4 Davis, Hunt, 5, 4 5-1   33-27

heat 11  3 7 V 1 2 Andersson, 1, 2 Holloway 3-3 36-30

heat 12  1 4 V 3 5 Davis, Shirra, 3, 5 5-1 41-31

heat 13  3 5 V 1 4 Andersson, Jonsson, 1, 4 5-1 46-32

 

 

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2 minutes ago, Grachan said:

1 John Davis 3 3 3 3 = 12

2 Tim Hunt F 1 1 2 = 4

3 Jan Andersson 2 3 3 3 = 11

4 Mitch Shirra 1 2 1 2 = 6

5 Per Jonsson 3 3 3 2 = 11

6 Mark Chessell 2 1 0 = 3

7 Malc Holloway EF 0 0 = 0

 

heat 1  1 2 V 1 2 Davis, 1, 2, Hunt 3-3

heat 2  6 7 V 6 7 - 6, Chessell, 7, Holloway 2-4 5-7

heat 3  5 4 V 5 4 - Jonsson, 5, Shirra, 4 4-2 9-9

heat 4  3 6 V 3 7 - 3, Andersson, 6, Chessell  2-4 11-13

heat 5  5 4 V 1 2 - Jonsson, Shirra, 1, 2 5-1 16-14

heat 6  1 2 V 3 6  Davis, 3, Hunt, 6  4-2  20-16

heat 7  3 6 V 5 4 Andersson, 5, 4, Chessell  3-3 23-19

heat 8  2 7 V 2 7  2, 7, Hunt, Holloway  1-5  24-24

heat 9   5 4 V 3 6 Jonsson, 3, Shirra, 6 4-2 28-26

heat 10  1 2 V 5 4 Davis, Hunt, 5, 4 5-1   33-27

heat 11  3 7 V 1 2 Andersson, 1, 2 Holloway 3-3 36-30

heat 12  1 4 V 3 5 Davis, Shirra, 3, 5 5-1 41-31

heat 13  3 5 V 1 4 Andersson, Jonsson, 1, 4 5-1 46-32

 

 

the individual scores  adds up to 47- come on Grachan !!!!:D

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Whaaaaaaat!! Give me a minute.

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Bugger. It would be Mark Chessell wouldn't it!

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1 minute ago, racers and royals said:

You need to start again and read again what details of the heats are given.;)

Ok. a 4-2 in heat 13. Are you sure it wasn't 45-33? :)

Davis has to have a maximum so that Mitch can get 6 and Chessell 3.

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Does heat 7 have to be 3-3?

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